A Wellesian smorgasbord of comedy, trivia, music and drama, with Agnes Moorehead as president of the Orson Welles Swoon Club. Musical guests include Nat King Cole and Kid Ory.

Orson Welles Almanac (CBS)
director: Orson Welles
music: Lud Gluskin

series cast and guest stars include: Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, Hans Conried, Keenan Wynn, Groucho Marx, Lionel Barrymore, Hedda Hopper, Victor Moore, Lucille Ball, Charles Laughton, Betty Hutton, Mary Boland, Dennis Day, Aurora Miranda, Ann Sothern, the Wilde Twins, Marjorie Reynolds, Martha O'Driscoll, Lynn Bari, Lana Turner, Susan Hayward, Ruth Terry

part 2 is here: http://www.archive.org/details/1944OrsonWellesRadioAlmanacpart2


This audio is part of the collection: Old Time Radio
It also belongs to collection: Radio Programs

Keywords: Orson Welles; OTR

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Reviewer: Donald Motley - - May 5, 2011
Subject: Orson Welles does variety
I had only known Welles as that big, bombastic _mahsta thespian_ with the imported accent who did those portentous wine commercials ... oh yeah, and bellowed all through _Citizen Kane_. Who knew that, in between, he did this lively wartime variety show? What's more, it featured silly comedy sketches with recurring characters, including Welles as himself, skewering his egotistical, self-glorifying image. In my experience, despite some scrappy directing and ad-libbing, OTR doesn't offer better fun than this. The series is only too brief.

The dates in the episode list were Wednesdays.

Reviewer: egee33 - - May 12, 2008
Subject: Fascinating
It's fascinating to hear, over half a century later, how Orson Welles used radio to mesmerize America.